Detroit Pistons vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 1/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, January 6, 2023

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The Detroit Pistons are traveling to AT&T Center on Friday where they will compete against the San Antonio Spurs.

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and took home the win by a score of 122-119 in their last contest. Detroit wrapped up the contest with a 48.9% FG percentage (45 of 92) and converted 16 of their 36 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pistons converted 16 of their 23 tries for a rate of 69.6%. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 29 assists in this contest as well as creating 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. With regard to defending, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 51.7% from the field on 45 of 87 shooting. Golden State recorded 31 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Moreover, Golden State collected 40 boards (9 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 1 block. Golden State finished the contest at 93.3% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 15 attempts. They knocked down 15 of their 40 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Pistons ended up with 11 and the Warriors accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Bojan Bogdanovic is a player who was a contributor in this game. Bogdanovic ended up going 66.7% from the field and also recorded 5 assists. He played 33 minutes and also grabbed 4 boards. He scored 29 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

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Detroit comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 11-30 this year. They are turning it over 14.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 22.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Detroit is pulling in 43.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 914 dimes on the season, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are shooting 35.5% on three-point shots (480 of 1,352) and 77.3% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.8 pts per game (22nd in basketball) while going 45.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and they draw 22.0 fouls. They currently rank 30th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,053 conceded on the season. The Pistons defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.0% (1,778 of 3,630) and they relinquish 44.6 boards per game as a unit. They relinquish 35.8% from 3-point land and they are ranked 29th in basketball in PPG allowed (118.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 117-114 when they faced the Knicks. When talking about team rebounding, San Antonio allowed New York to grab 47 overall (14 offensive). They finished 32.3% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 26 from the charity stripe (65.4%). The Spurs allowed the Knicks to make 45 of their 94 tries from the field which had them shooting 47.9% for the matchup. Overall, the Spurs finished 41 for 82 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, San Antonio made 11 of 28 tries (39.3%). They were able to bury 21 of those for a percentage of 80.8%. The Knicks committed 21 fouls in this contest which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Spurs were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 38 for the contest.

Keldon Johnson ended up being important for the Spurs for this contest. Johnson tallied 26 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 2 dimes for this game. He converted 7 of 16 for the game for a rate of 43.8%, and added 7 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 12-26 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Spurs are shooting 47.1% from the field, which is 14th in the league. San Antonio has tallied 4,244 pts this season (111.7 per game) and they pull down 42.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 27.0 times per game (4th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.0 times per game. The Spurs are committing 20.1 fouls every game and they connect on 73.1% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense allows 39.3% on three-point shots (483 of 1,229) and opponents are connecting on 78.1% of their free throw shots. They surrender 26.4 dimes and 43.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 29th and 12th in basketball. The Spurs defensively are ranked 30th in the league in points given up per game with 120.9. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 50.6% from the field (30th in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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